Goldrush Tour

The Goldrush Tour was a North American concert tour by Santogold, performed in support of her eponymous debut album.[1] Sponsored by MySpace Music,[1] it took place in September and October 2008.[2]

Goldrush Tour
Tour by Santogold
Associated albumSantogold
Start dateSeptember 19, 2008
End dateJanuary 8, 2009
Legs1
No. of shows22
Santogold concert chronology

The tour is the first that Santogold has headlined herself. She previously opened for M.I.A. on her KALA Back to P.O.W.A. Tour in 2007 and Coldplay on their Viva la Vida Tour in 2008.[3] The tour spanned fifteen dates in the United States of America, with one in Canada. Santogold performed with both a live band and a DJ.[4] Kanye West's DJ A-Trak will open for Santogold from September 23 to September 27,[5] while Mates of State will support Santogold from September 28 to October 14.[6] Low vs Diamond perform with Santi for a number of the dates, while Plastic Little, Trouble Andrew, and The Ting Tings made appearances.[6] The tour went to Australia in January 2009.[7]

Santogold also performs with the two backing dancers called SG-1s, who wear deadpan expressions and matching sunglasses.[8] They occasionally provide backing vocals and synchronized dancing.[9] Both girls are often in Santogold's music videos as well. One of the SG-1s is Moni-Jo, a musician, dancer and actress. The SG-1s however call themselves Agatha and Angus Gold.[8]

Critical reception

The Boston Globe said that Santogold "is built for theaters and maybe even arenas."[9] Metro International agreed, saying "Santi White won't be opening for the likes of Coldplay again."[10]

Santi was criticized for lipsyncing. Santogold does not always make use of her live band - one reviewer noted that "there is something mildly deflating about watching someone sing song after song backed not by actual people playing guitar, bass, and drums in the moment - right in front of us, right now - but rather the freeze-dried perfection of a digital recording of people playing guitar, bass and drums, somewhere else, a long time ago."[11]

Set list
Encore
  • "Get It Up"
  • "Unstoppable"

Tour dates
Date[1] City Country Venue
North America
September 19, 2008 New York City United States The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
September 20, 2008 Boston Paradise Rock Club
September 23, 2008 Philadelphia The TLA
September 24, 2008 Toronto Canada Phoenix Concert Theatre
September 25, 2008 Cleveland United States House of Blues
September 27, 2008 Detroit Saint Andrew's Hall
September 28, 2008 Chicago House of Blues
September 30, 2008 Lawrence Liberty Hall
October 1, 2008 Denver Gothic Theatre
October 4, 2008 Seattle The Showbox
October 5, 2008 Portland Crystal Ballroom
October 7, 2008 San Francisco The Fillmore
October 10, 2008 San Diego House of Blues
October 11, 2008 Las Vegas House of Blues
October 13, 2008 Anaheim House of Blues
October 14, 2008 Los Angeles Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre
Australia
December 31, 2008 Victoria Australia Falls Festival
January 1, 2009 Sydney Field Day
January 3, 2009 Busselton Southbound
January 5, 2009 Melbourne Billboard The Venue
January 6, 2009 Sydney The Forum
January 8, 2009 Brisbane Sunset Sounds

References
  1. "Santogold launches headlining run". Pollstar. The Associated Press. 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
  2. "Santogold announces US headlining "Goldrush" tour". Sentimentalist Magazine. 2008-09-02. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
  3. Dave Maher (2008-06-19). "Santogold hops aboard the Coldplay tour". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
  4. Paul Thompson (2008-09-03). "Santogold announces North American tour". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
  5. "A-Trak to open for Santogold, tour with Boys Noize". Filter. Filter Creative Group. 2008-09-09. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
  6. "Mates of State to support Santogold". Antimusic.com. 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  7. "Santogold full summer tour dates". InTheMix. Sound Alliance. 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
  8. "SG1's myspace profile". Archived from the original on 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  9. James Reed (2008-09-23). "Sass master Santogold takes it to the limit". The Boston Globe. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  10. "Newly-minted star shines at The Paradise". Metro International. 2008-09-24. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  11. Jonathan Valania (2008-09-25). "At TLA, Santogold live - but sounding canned". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Media Holdings. Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
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